The Great America Show - January 22, 2025


Mid-Day Update： January 22, 2025


Episode Stats

Length

4 minutes

Words per Minute

169.79881

Word Count

768

Sentence Count

44


Summary

Promises made, promises kept. That s going to be the new mantra for this new year with President Trump back in the Oval Office. President Trump has signed a memorandum placing all federal diversity, equity and inclusion employees on administrative leave pending the termination of these programs under Trump s plan for ending radical and wasteful government programs, and preferencing and initial rescinding of harmful executive orders and actions. Also on the chopping block, President Trump s White House removes deep state agency officials fulfilling National Security Advisor Mike Waltz's pledge before the inauguration.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Hello, everybody. I'm John Fawcett with this Great America Show midday update for Wednesday, January 22nd.
00:00:05.940 Promises made, promises kept.
00:00:08.580 That's going to be the new lingo, the new terminology, the new mantra for this new year with President Trump back in the Oval Office.
00:00:18.960 President Trump has signed a memorandum today placing all federal diversity, equity and inclusion DEI employees on administrative leave
00:00:27.360 pending the termination of these programs under Trump's, quote, ending radical and wasteful government DEI programs
00:00:34.160 and preferencing and initial rescindings of harmful executive orders and actions.
00:00:39.440 This is one of President Trump's latest executive orders.
00:00:42.920 The Gateway Pundit is reporting that this is more than 40 executive orders aimed at restoring national sovereignty, economic prosperity, public safety and racial equality,
00:00:52.080 which Trump signaled immediately would be happening upon taking the oath of office.
00:00:57.760 President Trump this afternoon letting it be known he's playing no games.
00:01:01.620 He's taking decisive action to reshape the Department of Homeland Security,
00:01:04.920 dismissing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration, also known as the TSA,
00:01:08.940 and the U.S. Coast Guards before their terms are set to expire.
00:01:12.620 Additionally, Trump has eliminated all members of key Aviation Security Advisory Group.
00:01:16.940 Members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee received a memo on Tuesday stating that DHS is eliminating the membership of all advisory committees.
00:01:25.000 The memo cited, quote,
00:01:26.580 a commitment to eliminating misuse of resources and ensuring the DHS activities prioritize our national security.
00:01:33.740 An internal memo dated January 20th from DHS Acting Secretary Benjamin Huffman, first obtained by NPR,
00:01:40.000 underscored the administration's resolve to overhaul the agency's, stating, quote,
00:01:44.500 In an alignment with the Department of Homeland Security's commitment to eliminate the misuse of resources
00:01:49.040 and ensuring that the DHS's activities prioritize our national security,
00:01:53.480 I'm directing the termination of all current memberships on advisory committees within DHS effective immediately.
00:01:59.940 Future committee activities will be focused solely on advancing our critical mission to protect the homeland
00:02:04.480 and support DHS's strategic priorities.
00:02:07.300 To outgoing advisory board members, you are welcome to reapply.
00:02:12.160 Thank you for your service.
00:02:14.580 Beautifully wrote.
00:02:15.720 Don't let the door hit you on the way out, I think is a better way that they could have put it.
00:02:21.520 Also on the chopping block, President Trump's White House removes deep state agency officials
00:02:27.540 fulfilling National Security Advisor Mike Waltz's pledge before the inauguration.
00:02:31.700 All the so-called detailees from the federal agencies and departments to the National Security Council in the White House
00:02:38.140 have been removed by Mike Waltz.
00:02:40.780 He's also conducting a full review of all staff who will be detailed to the entity,
00:02:44.780 this according to an NSC official.
00:02:47.220 The draining of the swamp has begun.
00:02:50.080 And on another good note, Tom Homan, President Trump's borders are hard at work,
00:02:54.920 hitting the ground running as he promised he would.
00:02:56.880 Tom Homan saying that on the first day in office, ICE has arrested 300 illegals under President Trump's watch.
00:03:05.920 Of course, the border, one of President Trump's biggest points and promises over the course of his campaign.
00:03:13.220 ICE arresting those 308, some of who have been charged with murder and child rape on President Trump's first full day in office.
00:03:19.580 Immigration officers began arresting illegal immigrants who pose a threat to public safety
00:03:24.120 of those which are 700,000 roaming the country, according to Tom Homan.
00:03:29.580 Homan has vowed to restart immigration raids under President Trump, including in sanctuary cities.
00:03:34.240 In an earlier interview with the New York Post, Tom Homan emphasized that even without the help of sanctuary leaders,
00:03:39.340 the federal government would still wait till they get out of jail and go into neighborhoods and they will get them.
00:03:44.340 Tom Homan is playing no games and he ain't holding back any punches.
00:03:48.980 God bless Tom and Godspeed to Tom Homan.
00:03:52.280 And we expect Tom to be doing a great job over there for President Trump.
00:03:56.360 Folks, please be sure to join us for today's episode of The Great America Show.
00:03:59.840 We're joined by former Navy SEAL Team Sixes, Rob O'Neill.
00:04:03.240 He's also the host of the Operator Podcast.
00:04:04.960 We take up the military moving forward, the military industrial complex and the threat that President Trump has now posed to them
00:04:12.480 as no new wars are expected to be started under his watch.
00:04:16.900 As a matter of fact, it seems some wars might be ended.
00:04:20.400 We're just going to have to wait and see.
00:04:21.520 We take up all that wokeness in government, DEI, all that and much, much more today.
00:04:27.000 Only on The Great America Show, folks.
00:04:28.560 I'm John Fawcett with this midday update.
00:04:30.700 Have a great day.